How common is the surname McLawhorn?

1,174 people in the United States had the surname McLawhorn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 262,986 Americans. It ranked 22,069th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McLawhorn?

Troy McLawhorn, American guitarist.

Where is the surname McLawhorn most common?

Wikidata records people named McLawhorn in the United States.

Is the surname McLawhorn getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,183 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,174 in 2010, down 0.8%.

The surname McLawhorn

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,174 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M246

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McLawhorn is more common than 86.4% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Americanized form of Northern Irish Mac Labhrainn (“son of Labhrann”). Compare McLaren, which derives from the same source.

McLawhorn is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,174 people named McLawhorn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 262,986 Americans. That is down 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,183.

#22,069

rank among US surnames

1,174

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.8%

change since 2000 (was #20,763)

Who is named McLawhorn

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

86% of people named McLawhorn identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Two or more races 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McLawhorns

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Troy McLawhorn
American guitarist, born 1968

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McLawhorn

McLawhorn has the Soundex code M246, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M246.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McLawhorn come from?: Americanized form of Northern Irish Mac Labhrainn (“son of Labhrann”). Compare McLaren, which derives from the same source.
How common is the surname McLawhorn?: 1,174 people in the United States had the surname McLawhorn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 262,986 Americans. It ranked 22,069th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McLawhorn?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named McLawhorn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McLawhorn?: Troy McLawhorn, American guitarist.
Where is the surname McLawhorn most common?: Wikidata records people named McLawhorn in the United States.
What type of surname is McLawhorn?: McLawhorn is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McLawhorn getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,183 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,174 in 2010, down 0.8%.